Friday, April 20, 2012
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 17
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Battles at Goose Green and Port Stanley were part of what short-lived military conflict? short-lived is the part of the question that jumps out at me. Falkland Islands War? It has been in the news on the occasion of the 30th anniversary.
2. Who recently became the first performer to win the "Razzie" Award for Worst Actor and Worst Actress in the same year? Adam Sandler
3. Webster's defines a blacksmith as a worker in iron and a whitesmith as a worker in what other metal? tin is a white metal --> tin
4. Which of the five "Great Lakes" extends furthest north? Superior which goes way north above Michigan would seem to be the furthest north
5. If reflections are counted as different pieces, how many different falling shapes are there in the original Tetris? 10?
6. Saxophonist Jake Clemons is the newest member of which band? the heart-stopping, pants dropping, house-rocking, earth-
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV shows? The Addams Family, Bewitched, The Dukes of Hazzard, Full House, Make Room for Daddy, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Two and a Half Men. I don't know about all of them, but many have replaced cast members in the middle of the run. Two (or more) actors shared a single role.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The record-selling album subtitled "Songs from District 12 and Beyond" is the soundtrack to what? "District 12" is the home region of Katniss Everdene, protagonist of The Hunger Games. The soundtrack album topped the charts in its debut and has already sold more digital copies than any other movie soundtrack in history. how does it compare to the best selling movie soundtrack of all time, The Bodyguard?
2. Name one of the two current U.S. state capitals that was once the nation's capital as well (that is, Congress met there). Trenton and Annapolis. Oh, there was an "Albany Congress" as well, but that was in 1754 and therefore predated the U.S. by quite a bit. correct
3. Which composer wrote many of his best-known works while biting a metal road attached to the soundboard of his piano? This is the vibration method that let Beethoven "hear" his later compositions even after going deaf. I think Skrillex might do the same thing? correct
4. Kentucky's Final Four win moves it within three titles of what school's record for having won the NCAA basketball championship a record 11 times? UCLA, of course, mostly thanks to the John Wooden era, which included a remarkable ten wins in twelve seasons. correct
5. Lodz is the largest city in what country not to lie on the Vistula River? The Vistula just SOUNDS like a disgusting skin ailment. It's actually the longest river in Poland. correct
6. What electrical quantity is measured by an ohmmeter? Ohms measure resistance. Resistance is futile. Therefore, ohmmeters will be assimilated. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these big movies, and no others that I'm aware of? The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Friday the 13th, Ice Age, Jackass, Jaws, Madagascar, Men in Black, Spy Kids, Toy Story, Transformers. These are all movies whose second sequel (i.e. "part three") was the first released in 3-D. I now see that I missed Harold and Kumar...any other series go to three dimensions in their third outing? correct!
1. Battles at Goose Green and Port Stanley were part of what short-lived military conflict? short-lived is the part of the question that jumps out at me. Falkland Islands War? It has been in the news on the occasion of the 30th anniversary.
2. Who recently became the first performer to win the "Razzie" Award for Worst Actor and Worst Actress in the same year? Adam Sandler
3. Webster's defines a blacksmith as a worker in iron and a whitesmith as a worker in what other metal? tin is a white metal --> tin
4. Which of the five "Great Lakes" extends furthest north? Superior which goes way north above Michigan would seem to be the furthest north
5. If reflections are counted as different pieces, how many different falling shapes are there in the original Tetris? 10?
6. Saxophonist Jake Clemons is the newest member of which band? the heart-stopping, pants dropping, house-rocking, earth-
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV shows? The Addams Family, Bewitched, The Dukes of Hazzard, Full House, Make Room for Daddy, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Two and a Half Men. I don't know about all of them, but many have replaced cast members in the middle of the run. Two (or more) actors shared a single role.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The record-selling album subtitled "Songs from District 12 and Beyond" is the soundtrack to what? "District 12" is the home region of Katniss Everdene, protagonist of The Hunger Games. The soundtrack album topped the charts in its debut and has already sold more digital copies than any other movie soundtrack in history. how does it compare to the best selling movie soundtrack of all time, The Bodyguard?
2. Name one of the two current U.S. state capitals that was once the nation's capital as well (that is, Congress met there). Trenton and Annapolis. Oh, there was an "Albany Congress" as well, but that was in 1754 and therefore predated the U.S. by quite a bit. correct
3. Which composer wrote many of his best-known works while biting a metal road attached to the soundboard of his piano? This is the vibration method that let Beethoven "hear" his later compositions even after going deaf. I think Skrillex might do the same thing? correct
4. Kentucky's Final Four win moves it within three titles of what school's record for having won the NCAA basketball championship a record 11 times? UCLA, of course, mostly thanks to the John Wooden era, which included a remarkable ten wins in twelve seasons. correct
5. Lodz is the largest city in what country not to lie on the Vistula River? The Vistula just SOUNDS like a disgusting skin ailment. It's actually the longest river in Poland. correct
6. What electrical quantity is measured by an ohmmeter? Ohms measure resistance. Resistance is futile. Therefore, ohmmeters will be assimilated. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these big movies, and no others that I'm aware of? The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Friday the 13th, Ice Age, Jackass, Jaws, Madagascar, Men in Black, Spy Kids, Toy Story, Transformers. These are all movies whose second sequel (i.e. "part three") was the first released in 3-D. I now see that I missed Harold and Kumar...any other series go to three dimensions in their third outing? correct!
